<< Our Photo Pages >> The Ossuary - Chambered Tomb in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Jersey
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Ossuary Alternative Name: Blanches BanquesCountry: Channel Islands and Isle of Man Island: Jersey Type: Chambered Tomb
Latitude: 49.198016N Longitude: 2.21664W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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macd visited on 1st Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Chalcolithic period (c 2850-2250 BC) cist consisting of five blocks within the slight remnants of a low mound with a diameter of 9m. The chamber 1.8m x 7.6m x 0.9m contained the remains of at least 20 individuals. It is believed that the bones were deposited after the flesh had been removed or had rotted away. Pottery (2 Jersey Bowls)and flint scrapers were also found during the excavation in 1922 by the Societe Jersiaise.
See http://www.prehistoricjersey.net/The_Ossuary_archive.shtml for old photos and a plan.
Condition seemed to be much the same (in Sep 2018) as in attlebax's photo of 2014, so not sure when it was vandalised, but it must have been restored.
Chrus visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
attlebax have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3
The site has since been vandalised. Grid reference 57174998
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